Joann Cummins
Homes Away From Home
I've been contracting around the United States for over 18 years I loved my job but, hated living out of a hotel room. living out of a suitcase it was awful. So about 10 years ago I came up with this idea to buy resid...
Stuart Udis
Latest Example of Government's Failure To Improve Housing Affordability On It's Own
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) recently acquired a 360 unit 12 story multi-family building for $24M and a local news outlet reported on the building. Through PHA sources, the article indicates the renovat...
Christopher Griffin
Buying Out of State
Hi All,My colleagues and I are planning our first real estate endeavor on a rental property. We are in California, so we are set on purchasing out of state. From those of your that have invested out of state, what i...
Kimi Ho
1031 exchange on split use property with 1 house number only
Hello everyone,I am having trouble getting answers regarding a split use property that I am about to purchase. The property only has one house number and per appraisal is a single family residence. However, there are ...
Charlie Kleindinst
Airbnb or tenant in my first duplex?
I've been qualified on an FHA loan for my first multifamily. 3.5% down. I'm going the house hacking route where I live in one side and rent out the other side on a duplex. Now I've stumbled across a blog on here not t...
Roy H.
STRs La Quinta/Indio still feasible?
Hi all!Looking to get into my first deal.Never invested before in any property and STRs seem to be much more appealing than traditional rentals.I'm looking into STRs in La Quinta/Indio area.A couple questions for anyo...
Rebecca Baggett
Building an ADU... Steps to securing a permit?
We are adding an ADU to our property as a potential Airbnb project. We checked zoning and it is good to go. We now need to start the permit process with the city but are unclear who to talk to and what to ask. Does an...
Crystal Smith
Mayor's Plan for Chicago
We just had one of our investor partners send us this article. Not sure she realized that by today's standard this article from March 2013 is old news but I thought it would be interesting to see what those of you i...
Nathan Stone
Is Homeroom property management any good?
Hi there, Myself and a few partners are considering an investment with Homeroom (livehomeroom.com). For those of you that don't know, they specialize in renting out rooms in a large house individually. This (hopefully...
Christian Ortega
Out of State Rental vs House Hack in San Diego
Insight on situation: house hack vs OOS rentalHello, my name is Chris Ortega and I’m seeking a bit of insight on my situation as what would you do in my shoes. I’m currently stuck between investing in OOS rental or ho...